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Amrit New user UK 81 Posts	Posted: Mar 26, 2015 08:56 am 0 I carry a JOL wallet and a deck of cards with me so I'm always ready to go with the Wonder Unit which gets some amazing reactions. Depending on the person I am performing to I may use Wayne Houchin's French Kiss which again gets some mind blowing reactions. To finish off I use Photoshop which I always carry in my wallet as well. Since I carry these with me all the time these are my go to effects when asked to show anyone something and have never failed to impress. As a back up I would go for something like a 2-card monte which also gets excellent reactions and is direct, quick and to the point.
gvinson New user 52 Posts	Posted: Mar 30, 2015 07:05 pm 0 2 dollar window. It is cool because 2 dollar bills are not very common.
MJE Elite user After all these years,I STILL have only 410 Posts	Posted: May 26, 2015 02:50 pm 0 Quote: On Sep 11, 2011, mago.niko wrote: Quote: On 2011-08-13 11:45, Ms. Merizing wrote: Borrow a shiny coin. Perform a Retention Vanish. or Use a combination of half dollar, expanded half dollar shell, & flipper half dollar to perform a combination of engaging effects. First, read Bobo's Modern Coin Magic. or McBride's Magic Wishing Rainbow. Please DO NOT perform a retention vanish. This is a sleight, not a routine.. Even if you are the best coin magician in the world and perform only a retention vanish nobody is gonna be fooled. If the coin is not in the right hand, it's in the left. Every lay man knows it. This kind of sleights must be used as part of an entire routine... I have seen the retention vanish done as an effect in and of itself many, MANY times. It seems to be the one coin "trick" that everyone knows and that same everyone will show it to you as soon as it becomes known that you do magic. It is always preceded by "Watch this" and always followed by "See? It's still in this hand!" Oh, and did I mention that the faster it is, the better it is? As an element of a coin routine it is still and always will be very deceptive because it is NOT the focus. Once it becomes a "Watch this" moment, it loses any and all value.
magicfish Inner circle 7049 Posts	Posted: Sep 28, 2015 03:10 am 0 A Dollar- Phil Goldstein.
egoli Special user The only magician from Que Que, Southern Rhodesia 737 Posts	Posted: Sep 28, 2015 11:11 am 1 Is there another name for the Phil Goldstein trick? I'm having trouble Googling it. Thanks, Ed
magicfish Inner circle 7049 Posts	Posted: Sep 29, 2015 03:08 am 0 No. There is no other name.
Taterini Special user 604 Posts	Posted: Sep 29, 2015 04:32 pm 1 Bag 4 Life followed with Quantum Bender
Shurikenstorm5 New user South Carolina 75 Posts	Posted: Oct 29, 2015 04:05 pm 0 Changing the card under my foot to the spectator's card. You could also do an ambitious card routine.
mtgoldstein Veteran user Houston, TX 325 Posts	Posted: Nov 14, 2015 09:28 pm 0 +1 for Quantum Bender. Get the original from John Sheets!!!
Jacob3 New user 51 Posts	Posted: Dec 4, 2015 06:58 pm 0 Easy ones are with matchsticks. Multiplying matchsticks, or burned matchstick to a box.
ruzifa New user 69 Posts	Posted: Jan 24, 2016 07:14 am 0 Cube 3
plmqaz1243 Regular user Only has 141 Posts	Posted: Feb 25, 2016 04:37 pm 0 5 years, and this thread is still going strong. For truly unprepared tricks, I usually go into my mentalism persona and do Docc Hilford's E'VOQUE or a similar PATEO force with random objects. Peter Turner's "Wish You Were Here" and other propless mentalism always goes down well. If I'm feeling magical, Lonnie Chevry's Clean Through is great fun.
Kyoki_Sanitys_Eclipse Inner circle 1513 Posts	Posted: Apr 21, 2016 05:14 pm 0 Super simple muscle pass if done right
obrienmagic Special user 753 Posts	Posted: Jun 2, 2016 11:11 pm 0 Sponge balls Visit my online store at http://www.obrienmagic.com/magic-shop
M. Tesla Regular user Coral Springs, Florida 154 Posts	Posted: Jun 3, 2016 03:05 am 0 I used to use Doc Eason's Nuts and Bolts Opener and Color Monte...these pretty much caught their attention quickly as both have a bit of a wow factor to them...but I don't do Restaurant/Walk Around/Close Up magic anymore...retired...getting to old for all the walking and standing (back trouble)... While the amount of water has remained static, the amount of Tequila and Triple Sec available for making Margaritas has expanded enormously. So you see, we have made progress after all. ~Anonymous
Kyoki_Sanitys_Eclipse Inner circle 1513 Posts	Posted: Jun 6, 2016 07:58 am 0 Chicago surprise is my most effective
NeverMind Loyal user Right up there. On the stage. 283 Posts	Posted: Oct 18, 2016 06:54 pm 0 Spoon bending ! Hey wait. Lemme explain. Its a pack of plastic cards with spoons drawn on it and held together by a rubber band. Based on OTL. I give one each to 3 people. One spoon bends, another twists and the third one breaks. Simple and fantastic. Dunno what's it called and where I picked up (many years back) but I love doing it. It is better to be trusted than liked. Under promise. Over perform.
GalloMagic New user 68 Posts	Posted: Oct 19, 2016 12:02 am 1 Double Back by Jon Allen and EB 2.0 by Richard Sanders; I always carry them both in my wallet.
LeafyMagic New user 34 Posts	Posted: Jan 10, 2017 09:07 pm 0 I really like to do steve valentine's card transpo routine as taught on his penguin lecture. If I have time, I add a prediction, a TNR, and Cameron Francis' Hello my name is.
Charles Gaff Loyal user 204 Posts	Posted: Jan 11, 2017 03:06 am 0 Extreme burn 2 L&L. Been accused of "black magic", seen people loose their breath, and also booked gigs because of this. Always on me.